PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between speedy devil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Leksell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). speedy devil has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

devil
vs
Leksell

160 cm
19
140 lbs
3 - 3 - 1

183 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, speedy devil!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Leksell!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Chad Campbell and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leksell has a takedown stuffed.
Leksell has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from devil finds it's way round the side to connect with Leksell's head.

Leksell shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
devil is trying to control the position but Leksell postures up.
devil is controlling Leksell's posture.

devil pushes Leksell off and gets back to his feet.
Leksell misses with a looping left.
devil looks to land a body kick but Leksell moved away.
Leksell shoots in looking for a takedown. devil tries to sprawl out of it but Leksell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. devil manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
devil avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
devil throws a sloppy head kick and Leksell moves out of range easily.
Nice sprawl there from devil as Leksell shoots in.
speedy devil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Leksell.

devil looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Leksell is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Leksell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Leksell keeping moving, preventing devil from controlling successfully.
devil has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
devil pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Leksell is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leksell seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
devil would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Leksell looks gassed!
devil pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Leksell is keeping the position for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Leksell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

devil clinches up with Leksell and pushes him back against the ropes.
devil stops a takedown attempt from Leksell.

devil pulls guard effortlessly.
Leksell postures up.
Leksell trying to control but devil is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leksell won't allow devil to sweep him here.
devil controls Leksell momentarily but Leksell frees himself.

Leksell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
devil is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

devil drives through and clinches with Leksell against the ropes.
Leksell tries for a takedown but devil manages to get underhooks.
Leksell looking for a takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

devil pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
devil goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Leksell slips a jab and a cross from devil.

devil darts in and clinches Leksell up against the ropes.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
devil comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

devil ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. devil no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

devil is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
devil might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Leksell won't allow devil to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

speedy devil dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

devil gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Leksell is trying to break the clinch but devil has him pressed against the ropes.
Leksell trying to land knees to the body.

Leksell breaks the clinch.
Leksell with a lazy takedown attempt
and devil counters with a solid body kick.
Leksell misses with a takedown

and devil counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Leksell keeping moving, preventing devil from controlling successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Leksell is breathing heavily.
devil wants to stand but Leksell has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
devil controls from within his opponent's guard.
devil landing with the ground and pound.
devil trying to control but Leksell is working from the bottom.
devil is really struggling to control Leksell but he's trying to hold on to the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Leksell sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Leksell avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
devil lands a jab-cross combination.
devil lands a nice looking body kick.
devil misses with a wild combination.
devil tries to bum rush Leksell with a series of wild strikes but Leksell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

devil forces Leksell back against the ropes and clinches.
Leksell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

devil manages to break the clinch.

devil drives through and clinches with Leksell against the ropes.
devil has Leksell pushed against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
devil drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Leksell is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Leksell letting devil take a breather here.

devil breaks the clinch.

devil darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Leksell is staying active underneath devil, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
devil not landing any meaningful shots this time.
devil works his way into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leksell is not content to let devil control the position.
devil scoring with punches from side control.
Leksell is not content to let devil control the position.
devil advances to mount.
BOOM! devil connects with a massive shot to the dome!
devil trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Leksell is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

speedy devil dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

devil connects with a nice looking jab.
Leksell tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and devil counters by clinching up.
devil keeps control of Leksell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

devil breaks from the clinch.
devil lands with a thumping leg kick.

devil closes the distance and clinches.
Leksell has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. devil avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

devil pulls guard effortlessly.
Leksell prevents devil from getting back to his feet.

devil pushes Leksell off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
devil looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Leksell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leksell swats away the attempt to clinch by devil.
devil stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
devil rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leksell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

devil scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
devil is trying to control the action in half guard but Leksell is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from devil there.

Leksell looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and devil pushes past his half guard into mount!
BOOM! devil connects with a massive shot to the dome!
devil can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Leksell is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
devil controlling his opponent.
devil lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
devil controlling his opponent.
devil with good strikes from the mount here!
devil scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Leksell is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
devil trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
devil in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
devil tries to control but Leksell wriggling away.
devil lands a big elbow.
devil trying to control but he's not successful this time.
devil pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
devil trying to control but Leksell is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The referee stands the fighters back up. speedy devil just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
devil tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
speedy devil is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

devil gets the takedown into side control.

devil decides to stand back up. devil steps back and let's Leksell get back to his feet.

devil instigates a clinch.
devil will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Leksell up against the ropes.

devil breaks the clinch.
Shane Leksell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
speedy devil is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

devil moves into the clinch successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
speedy devil showed his dominance in that final round.
Well devil has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for speedy devil!
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for speedy devil!
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight for speedy devil!

speedy devil wins by unanimous decision!
speedy devil is the new featherweight champion!